Health-awareness organisations and News archive (see below) – also see News.

Health-awareness organisations

Regional (East of England) and National (UK)

BackCare - the charity for healthier backs, that aims to be a source of independent information about the causes, treatments and management of back pain.
Falun Gong - an ancient practice for refining the body and mind, moral and spiritual elevation in accordance with universal principles; includes Chi Kung and meditation.
Foresight - charity which aims to promote the importance of good health and nutritional status in both parents in advance of conceiving a baby.
Genki School of Shiatsu - offers a 3-year modular programme, from foundation level to full Shiatsu Practitioner status. Formerly Bedford Branch of the British School of Shiatsu-Do.

T'ai Chi and Chi Kung Forum for Health and Special Needs - network of people interested in widening the availability of Tai Chi and Chi Kung to anyone regardless of disability.
The Prince of Wales's Foundation for Integrated Health - provides information about the integration of complementary and conventional healthcare.
The Shiatsu Society (UK) - umbrella organization for all types and styles of Shiatsu practiced in the UK. Member of the European Shiatsu Federation.
Umbrella Autism - Cambridgeshire charity for anyone interested in the autistic spectrum, including Asperger Syndrome. Regional branch of the National Autistic Society.

International

Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) - organisation working cooperatively to positively shape legislation to allow the practice and development of natural healthcare approaches.
International Stress Management Association (ISMA) - multidisciplinary charity that aims to promote best practice in the prevention and reduction of human stress.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance to populations in crisis.
Movement for the Abolition of War - charity promoting an end to war 'to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war' (UN Charter).
WaterAid - NGO dedicated exclusively to the provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education to the world's poorest people.

Health-awareness news (archive)

2005

Pomegranates 'slow tumour growth' - BBC News, 28 September 2005
Diabetes damage done in adulthood - BBC News, 6 July 2005
Councils 'not tackling smoking' - BBC News, 5 July 2005
How junk food will make kids age - BBC News, 30 June 2005

Shiatsu first for May Ball - Cambridge Shiatsu Clinic, 21 June 2005
Hay fever influences exam results - BBC News, 2 June 2005
Surgery for chronic back pain 'not the best option' - The Guardian, 23 May 2005
Charles calls for medical rethink - BBC News, 17 May 2005
Classroom sweeteners fall foul of the dentists' chair - The Guardian, 27 April 2005

Concern over food child marketing - BBC News, 26 April 2005
Happiness can be a Friends video - BBC News, 25 April 2005
Oily fish 'hope' for Alzheimer's - BBC News, 11 April 2005
Exercise to treat depression call - BBC News, 28 March 2005
Bad diet 'not down to price tags' - BBC News, 25 March 2005

Call to improve STI clinic access - BBC News, 20 March 2005
Jump in alcoholic liver disease - BBC News, 15 March 2005
Children at centre of drive for fitter nation - The Guardian, 10 March 2005
MPs back Oliver's meals crusade - BBC News, 2 March 2005
Healing hands in the Highlands - BBC News, 26 February 2005

Taste the difference - The Guardian, 23 February 2005
Charles gets seal of approval on unorthodox treatments - The Guardian, 15 February 2005
Pilates, dancercise, aerobics... it started here - BBC News, 15 February 2005
Unrequited love can be a 'killer' - BBC News, 6 February 2005
'Holistic therapy gave me strength to go on' - BBC News, 3 February 2005

Public 'back alternative therapy' - BBC News, 25 January 2005
How much is too much? - BBC News, 20 January 2005
You may need to lie down... - The Guardian, 18 January 2005
Camomile tea for aches and ills - BBC News, 18 January 2005
Britons' cancer ignorance - Guardian, 12 January 2005

2004

'I didn't think I could have HIV' - BBC News, 12 December 2004
Puppets aid healthy diet lessons - BBC News, 10 December 2004
GPs get new anti-depressant rules - BBC News, 6 December 2004
Fast-food giants join war on fat - The Observer, 5 December 2004
Cannabis raises risk of psychosis - BBC News, 1 December 2004

£300m to halt sex disease crisis - BBC News, 25 November 2004
Go with the flu - and stay away - The Guardian, 22 November 2004
Research finds knack to bad backs - BBC News, 20 November 2004
Reid offers blueprint for fitness - The Guardian, 17 November 2004
Government unveils smoking ban - The Guardian, 16 November 2004

Plan for personal health trainers on NHS - The Guardian, 13 November 2004
Brewer offers new health warning - BBC News, 12 November 2004
T'ai chi for pensioners gets government backing - The Guardian, 3 November 2004
Stress becomes the No 1 complaint of British workers - The Observer, 31 October 2004
Liverpool smoke ban bid welcomed - BBC News, 21 October 2004

Complementary medicine on NHS - BBC News, 13 October 2004
Boys don't cry - The Observer, 10 October 2004
Tai Chi 'can treat heart failure' - BBC News, 9 October 2004
Parents fear depression in young - BBC News, 6 October 2004
Junk food advertising 'hindering parents' efforts' - The Guardian, 28 September 2004

How healthy living 'extends life' - BBC News, 22 September 2004
Babies at risk from stress in pregnancy - The Observer, 19 September 2004
Doctors call for tax relief on exercise to tackle obesity - The Guardian, 16 September 2004
Diet gets healthier as people age - BBC News, 16 September 2004
Smoking ban 'not tough enough' - The Guardian, 9 September 2004

Public in two minds over health - BBC News, 6 September 2004
Piling on the prejudice - BBC News, 6 September 2004
Bullied workers suffer 'battle stress' - BBC News, 17 August 2004
When office work turns ugly - BBC News, 12 August 2004
Aloe vera may treat battle wounds - BBC News, 2 August 2004

Vitamin may ward off Alzheimer's - BBC News, 16 July 2004
Stressed-out managers 'running on empty' - BBC News, 30 June 2004
Why perfect is not always best - BBC News, 19 June 2004
Irregular hours 'make staff ill' - BBC News, 9 June 2004
Exam fears driving teenagers to Prozac - The Observer, 6 June 2004

Children bribed to eat better - The Observer, 6 June 2004
'Too little done to cut obesity' - BBC News, 26 May 2004
Food firms go all the way to No 10... - Guardian Unlimited, 26 May 2004
Bid to ban sale of junk food to children - Guardian Unlimited, 18 May 2004
Negative drug research 'withheld' - BBC News, 23 April 2004

Why millions are hooked on the happy pills - Guardian Unlimited, 18 April 2004
Study probes migraine triggers - BBC News, 10 April 2004
Fresh evidence on passive smoking risk - Guardian Unlimited, 5 April 2004
Inactivity rules among UK adults - BBC News, 1 April 2004
Majority back public smoking ban - BBC News, 24 March 2004

Girls 'more likely to self-harm' - BBC News, 22 March 2004
Things get worse with Coke - Guardian Unlimited, 20 March 2004
Teenagers sold diet to beat cancer - Guardian Unlimited, 14 March 2004
Britain is in smoking 'timewarp' - BBC News, 14 March 2004
Warning on antidepressant doses - BBC News, 11 March 2004

Smoking could ruin your eyesight - BBC News, 5 March 2004
'We need to improve health now' - BBC News, 3 March 2004
Companies told to prevent stress at work - BBC News, 25 February 2004
'Natural' food labels misleading - BBC News, 12 February 2004
'Oozing fat' ads shock smokers into giving up - Guardian Unlimited, 3 February 2004

EU vitamin rule change attacked - BBC News, 30 January 2004
'Traffic light' diet helps obese children slims - Guardian Unlimited, 6 January 2004
Schools will teach benefits of slim eating - Guardian Unlimited, 5 January 2004
Pub chain to ban smoking in 50 outlets - The Guardian, 3 January 2004
Oozing artery advert urges smokers to quit - Guardian Unlimited, 1 January 2004

2003

Soaps turn to healthy plotlines - The Observer, 28 December 2003
School vending machines to offer healthy options - Guardian Unlimited, 24 December 2003
Consumers 'snub unhealthy brands' - BBC News, 13 December 2003
Cold comfort on hot flushes - Times Online, 6 December 2003
Asda to replace sweets with fruit at checkouts - The Guardian, 5 December 2003

Blair's caffeine indulgence off the menu - Times Online, 5 December 2003
TUC says UK workers are 'abused' - BBC News, 2 December 2003
Alternative therapies win NHS backing - Guardian Unlimited, 25 November 2003
Ban smoking in public, urges alliance of top medics - Times Online, 25 November 2003
Games at work may be good for you - BBC News, 7 November 2003

Stress costing British firms £1.24bn - BBC News, 20 October 2003
Studies 'put many women off HRT' - BBC News, 9 October 2003
Stress may double risk of breast cancer - The Independent, 25 September 2003
Lunch is over - The Independent, 12 September 2003
Getting the balance right - Guardian Unlimited, 1 September 2003

Public sector worried about stress fractures - Times Online, 2 Sept 2003
Work stress 'increases heart attack risk' - BBC News, 5 August 2003
Work-place stress - Channel 4 News, 16 June 2003
'Stress code' for firms launched - BBC News, 16 June 2003
Boiling over - The Guardian, 17 March 2003